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Some Saw Bullshit, Volume II
Shared Post from CMD-FD

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Gabriel Angemi shares more on how saws mirror to how seriously you take your job.

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A Quick Profiling Drill

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Use this brief response and arrival video to factually prove survivability.

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Some Saw Bullshit, Volume I
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Gabriel Angemi shares that the fire service is young all over and experience with using saws at working fires isn’t what it used to be.

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Oregon Working: The Two-Men Engine Company

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Video of Rural/Metro engine company shows that two men can properly accomplish some of the immediate basics.

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Sometimes It’s Not So Simple

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Dave LeBlanc looks at the Sunset Park fire, multiple people trapped and what our expectations are.


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Multiple Rescues on Brooklyn Firefighter’s First Day as Chauffeur

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NY Daily News story recounts Sunset Park fire, multiple rescues for Ladder Company 114 and recognizes their Heroes of the Month.

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More ‘Bunkroom Articles’ From FDLiveIn.com

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Latest in managing a live-in program recognizes morale and dinner.

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A Primer on Victim Survivability Profiling and “Taking It To The Streets” Program

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What you should know or how you should conduct yourself before engaging in debate.

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P.G. Working: Transformer Blast, Fire Underneath P.G. Plaza Mall

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Hyattsville first due on the fire in the Plaza tunnel.

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Images from Leslie Collapse, Mayday
Courtesy Michigan Fireground

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Michiganfireground.com captures the action where 10 firefighters were injured.

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Why We DON’T Search, Maybe, Kinda:
Vallejo, California

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Cadillac dealership, well known for its homeless residents burns – again.

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FireRescue Magazine at Indy

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FDIC might have been a working vacation for some, but not for FireRescue Magazine.

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Rhetorical Lesson No.5: Maybe T-Shirts and Patches Make a Difference?

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If the local news can’t properly identify you, what do you do?

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The Dichotomy of Risk

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What works in Brooklyn won’t work in Deals Gap.

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Maydays and Window, Rope Bailout in Queens,
All Within 35 Minutes of the 10-75

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Explosion and fire in Queens nail salon ends with two maydays, a PSS deployment and three alarms.

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Looking Back at “The Front Seat” for April 6, 2011

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A recap of Dave’s program with the discussed firefighter fatality reports.

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The Front Seat, Live on Firefighter Netcast

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A primer for Dave’s first show. Listen in and let your mind engage.

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The Truth Hurts, So Learn From It

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Two Ohio LODDs revealed some deficiencies that every department faces. Even yours.

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They’re Here!

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Black Diamond sends a pair of X2′s to Dave for testing in the Cape Cod extremes.

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The Second 10

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A look at the second 10 line of duty deaths in 2011.

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March At Backstep Firefighter

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A monthly review of our popular postings.


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